Select Committee · Defence Committee

Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-Up

Status: Closed Opened: 5 Mar 2020 Closed: 21 Jul 2020

In 2016 we published " Beyond Endurance? Military exercises and the duty of care ". This report addressed the concerning number of Armed Forces personnel fatalities whilst on training exercises. In this follow-up session, we will focus on what has been achieved since the 2016 report. We will consider whether: actions taken have addressed the … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
21 Jul 2020 Air Marshal Susan Gray · Defence Safety Authority, Andrew Cayley · Service Prosecuting Authority, Isabel Letwin · Ministry of Defence, Major General James Illingworth · Ministry of Defence, Philip White · Health and Safety Executive, Samantha Peace · Health and Safety Executive, The Baroness Goldie DL · Ministry of Defence View ↗

Who gave evidence

7 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Air Marshal Susan Gray · Director General Defence Safety Authority 1
Andrew Cayley · Director Service Prosecutions Service Prosecuting Authority 1
Isabel Letwin · Director, Central Legal Services Ministry of Defence 1
Major General James Illingworth · Director of Land Warfare Ministry of Defence 1
Philip White · Director of Regulation Health and Safety Executive 1
Samantha Peace · Director of Field Operations Health and Safety Executive 1
The Baroness Goldie DL · Minister of State Ministry of Defence 1